Daniel Carey
UFC DebutNickname“Scary”
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ada, Oklahoma
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Daniel Carey makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
111-60-1
.649 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
13 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 14 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 3 sub · 2 decBellator · LFA · RCF 6 · XFL · Horsepower Promotions
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alfred Walker13-8 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:37 | RCF 6 | Jun 17, 2023 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:59 | Bellator | Apr 15, 2022 | |
| L | Gadzhi Rabadanov27-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:57 | Bellator | Jul 31, 2021 |
| L | Aaron Pico14-5 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:15 | Bellator | Jan 25, 2020 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:19 | Bellator | Sep 7, 2019 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R2 | 0:43 | Bellator | Nov 30, 2018 | |
| W | Aaron Webb4-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:54 | Bellator | Jul 13, 2018 |
| W | Cris Lencioni11-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Mar 2, 2018 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Nov 10, 2017 | |
| L | Kendall Carnahan6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Oct 6, 2017 |
| W | Thomas Lopez1-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:36 | LFA | Aug 4, 2017 |
| L | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Apr 14, 2017 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:00 | XFL | Feb 17, 2017 | |
| W | Philip Morehead | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:27 | Horsepower Promotions | Sep 24, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionRITC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Randall Dizon1-0 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:56 | RITC | Mar 30, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
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